Some so-called Birthers are resting their arguments on Chief Justice Marshall's supposed reliance a claimed "Vetter's" definition of "natural born citizenship". They believe that that court has not ruled on this issue otherwise. This is not so. This case I've linked to regarded whether a certain child was a natural born citizen because he was born to chinese immigrant parents in the United States who were in the country lawfully. The SCOTUS determined that the child was a NATURAL BORN citizen for the following reasons: 1. The Constitution nowhere defines the meaning of "citizen" or "natural-born citizen" by way of...